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Gray triggerfishOff seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker66
- Spot66
- Florida pompano64
- Little tunny64
- Spotted seatrout61
- Red drum59
- Black sea bass57
- Weakfish57
- Bluefish56
- Southern flounder55
- Gag grouper54
- Striped bass53
- Black drum50
- Sheepshead48
- Summer flounder48
- Red snapper46
- King mackerel41
- Greater amberjack39
- Crevalle jack36
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Gray snapper34
- Atlantic tarpon33
- Spanish mackerel32
- Cobia26
Best score today · 7 AM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 356 PM EST
- Best window
- 7 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- High0.7 ft
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + NDBC + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions · rolling from now
Conditions · 6 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
40Tide: High slackCurrent: 0.3 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
97Wind: 4 kt ENEPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
63Water temp: 66°F, coolLight: DuskSolunar: Near a majorSeason & habitat · Gray triggerfish
Species seasonality
28Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Gray triggerfish is on file here yet, so its status is unknown, not closed. Confirm limits with NCDMF before you keep a fish.
Source: NCDMF · synced today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Gray triggerfish is best here
Out of season for Gray triggerfish · shoulder season starts in 17 weeks
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Bear Point
- Depth
- 3-10 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Off seasonGray triggerfish
NOAA NCEI DEM, sampled Sep 13 on a 3.4 m grid. Depths are feet below NAVD 88, not chart datum (MLLW), so they can differ from a chart by a few feet. Not for navigation.
About this spot
Fishing Bear Point
Bear Point is a cape in Alligator River, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 3-10 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and Florida pompano. It is peak season now for Florida pompano, little tunny, spotted seatrout and red drum, and shoulder season for Atlantic croaker, spot, striped bass and black drum. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Florida pompano peak from March through April and from October through November.
Tackle & technique
- Gray triggerfish
- Gray triggerfish hover a few feet over reefs, wrecks and ledges, usually in 60 to 200 feet, and often show up while snapper fishing. Use small, strong circle hooks with small pieces of squid or cut bait on a short bottom rig, because they nibble and strip big baits. Keep the bait just off the bottom and reel steadily at the first solid pull.
- Atlantic croaker
- Croaker feed on mud and sand bottom along channel edges, oyster bars, piers and deeper holes in bays and sounds, mostly in 5 to 30 feet of water. A two-hook bottom rig with small hooks and shrimp, bloodworm or squid catches them from piers, the surf and small boats. Fish the hours around high tide and into the evening.
- Spot
- Spot school over mud and sand in bays, tidal creeks and channels and around piers and bridges, generally in less than 25 feet of water. Fish a two-hook bottom rig with small hooks and bits of bloodworm or shrimp, and move until you find a school. In fall the biggest fish run out of the sounds past piers and inlets, and the bite can go all day.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Stumpy Creek Bay71
Bay · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 71
- Spot 71
- Florida pompano 69
4 kt ENEL 12:32 AM · 0.4 ftH 6:02 AM · 0.7 ft
- Cypress Point68
Cape · 0.9 mi
Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 68
- Red drum 67
- Atlantic croaker 66
4 kt ENEL 12:32 AM · 0.4 ftH 6:02 AM · 0.7 ft
- Tuckahoe Point66
Cape · 1.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 66
- Spot 66
- Little tunny 64
4 kt ENEL 12:32 AM · 0.4 ftH 6:02 AM · 0.7 ft
- Newport News Point66
Cape · 1.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 66
- Spot 66
- Florida pompano 65
4 kt ENEL 12:32 AM · 0.4 ftH 6:02 AM · 0.7 ft
Scores and forecasts are for planning only and can be wrong. Conditions on the water change fast; check the marine forecast before you go. Regulations change during the season, so confirm limits and closures with NCDMF before you keep a fish.